What is the bottleneck and how to detect it
Table of contents:
- What is a bottleneck?
- How to monitor graphics performance
- Most common bottlenecks
- Processor or cpu
- RAM
- Net
- Software limitation
- The hard drive
You might be wondering how to determine if the power of your graphics card is not performing as expected due to the microprocessor. To answer this question, it is important to know what a bottleneck is, what happens when the bottleneck occurs, ways to detect it, and some examples of bottlenecks.
Index of contents
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What is a bottleneck?
A bottleneck is when the PC is performing a very demanding task and it seems that some aspects of the system should perform better. In games, a telltale sign of a bottleneck is that the video card gets much lower benchmark scores and performance than most people with the same setup. Since the performance of the processor and the graphics card are largely responsible for how well the game is doing, the blame is laid on the processor for causing a performance bottleneck, hence the so-called “bottleneck of the processor".
The PC hard drive is a typical example. It is almost always the slowest among the components. In fact, nothing happens until you can deliver the bits of information that the processor needs to start doing something. You've probably noticed that some of your great apps take a long time before anything happens. Chances are it's a slow hard drive. Though not always. Good thing the SSDs came out !
How to monitor graphics performance
To start a capture of the performance of the graphics card in GPU-Z, go to the "Sensors" tab and check the "Log to file" option at the bottom. It will ask you where you want to store the log file. To stop the registration, uncheck this box.
If you have Microsoft Excel or a similar program, you can change the extension of the “.csv” log file and give it the format you want.
There is also the option of installing MSI Afterburner and activating Rivatuner so that loads will come out of the processor cores, the graphics, temperatures and a long etc… Highly recommended!
Most common bottlenecks
So where's my problem? Where can I have a bottleneck? We are going to give you 5 clues where bottlenecks can come out or if you have a problem.
Processor or cpu
According to Microsoft, processor bottlenecks occur when the processor is so busy that it cannot respond to requests. Simply put, the processor is overloaded and unable to perform tasks in a timely manner.
Processor bottlenecks often stem from a lack of system memory. Solving these problems involves increasing processor power, adding more RAM, and improving software code.
RAM
A memory bottleneck implies that the system does not have enough memory or the necessary speed.
This situation cuts the speed at which RAM can serve as information to the processor, slowing down overall operation.
In cases where the system does not have enough memory, the computer will slowly start storing data on the hard drive. Alternatively, if RAM cannot serve data to the processor, the device will slow down.
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Net
Network bottlenecks occur when communication between two devices lacks the necessary bandwidth to complete a task quickly. According to Microsoft, network bottlenecks occur when there is a server overload, a slow communicating network, and when the network itself loses its integrity. Resolution of this type of bottleneck involves updating or adding servers, as well as updating network hardware, such as routers, hubs, and access points.
Software limitation
The software-caused bottleneck is due to programs developed to handle only a finite number of tasks at a time.
These problems are resolved through rewriting and patching of software.
The hard drive
The slowest component inside a computer is the hard drive, which can also cause an excessive bottleneck. The ideal is that you change to an SSD disk, is to give a second life to your PC. Many laptops I have revived this way and they seem others. The good thing is that then you can reuse the SSD before a future team?
In many cases, disk speed can be improved by reducing fragmentation problems and increasing the cache of data in RAM.
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